Tunney wins "long count" fight

Tunney wins "long count" fight

Tribune archive photo

On Sept. 22, 1927, Jack Dempsey, left, lost to Gene Tunney at Soldier Field. But Tunney may have benefited when he was knocked down in what historians describe as the famous "long count" by the referee.

On Sept. 22, 1927, Jack Dempsey, left, lost to Gene Tunney at Soldier Field. But Tunney may have benefited when he was knocked down in what historians describe as the famous "long count" by the referee. (Tribune archive photo)

On Sept. 22, 1927, Jack Dempsey, left, lost to Gene Tunney at Soldier Field. But Tunney may have benefited when he was knocked down in what historians describe as the famous "long count" by the referee.